Weather and Climate

Which of these factors most influences climate?

• Time zone
• Hours of daylight
  Hours of daylight
• Longitude
• Latitude

Land and ocean waters warm at different rates. What is usually the result?

• Wind or Breeze
• Snow
• Rain
• Warm Temperatures

An air mass

• contains different temperatures and moisture throughout
• contains uniform temperature and moisture throughout
• is a blanket of air that surrounds the Earth
• contains mostly water vapor

An air mass can be considered a high or low pressure.  What causes this?

• differences in size
• differences in location
• differences in humidity
• differences in density

What are the 2 most abundant gases in Earth's atmosphere?

• Oxygen and Carbon
• Oxygen and Hydrogen
• Oxygen and Nitrogen
• Oxygen and Argon

It is possible to have a moist climate on one side of a state and a desert on the other side.  How?

• Mountains block moist air from the desert side
• Actually, it's not possible
• It is based on the size of the state
• The state is so near the poles

How do weather and climate differ?

• They are the same thing.
• One is based on current information and one is based on history
• Weather is for small areas and climate applies to the whole country or continent
• Weather explains moisture and rain, while climate describes air and wind

Which of the following is NOT a factor of climate?

• Latitude
• Distance to Ocean
• Altitude
• Population

Which of the following is true as it relates to sea and land breeze?

• Water takes a longer time to heat and cool than land does. 
• Water and land heat and cool at the same rate.
• Water cools and heats at a much faster rate than Land. 
• Water cools faster, but heats slower than land.

Which of these statements explains convection best?

• Air molecules touch the ground and get heated.
• Warm air rises and takes heat with it, later it cools back down and sinks
• Heat travels through space
• Heat particles move in a circular pattern